Syracuse  University 


Rules  and  Regulations 


HUGH  P.  BAKER,  Dean 


MARCH,  1917 


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The  New  York*  State  College 
of  Forestry 

AT 

SYRACUSE  UNIVERSITY 


Rules  and  Regulations 

(Revised  up  to  March,  1917) 


ABSENCES 

1.  Reports  of  all  absences  from  each  class 
shall  be  submitted  to  the  registrar  at  the  end  of 
each  week  upon  blanks  provided  for  that  purpose. 

2.  All  absences  from  class  must  be  accounted 
for  and  shall  be  excused  only  on  approval  of  a 
petition  submitted  to  the  committee  on  absences. 
Unexcused  absences  may  count  as  zero  or  as  in- 
complete work  at  the  discretion  of  the  instructor. 

3.  Failure  to  attend  80%  of  the  lecture  periods 
will  call  for  the  repetition  of  the  course  by  the 
student.  All  absences  from  laboratory  or  field  trips 
must  be  made  up. 

4.  Two  tardy  marks  shall  count  as  one  absence. 

FACULTY  ADVISORS 

5.  In  order  that  the  younger  students  may 
come  into  closer  relations  with  the  professors  and 
have  the  advantage  of  the  advice  and  general 
direction  of  older  men  both  in  private  affairs  and 
in  college  affairs,  each  Freshman  at  the  time  of 


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registration  shall  be  assigned  to  a member  of  the 
faculty  who  shall  act  as  his  advisor  for  the  first 
year.  Students  shall  feel  free  to  consult  their 
advisors  in  regard  to  all  phases  of  their  college  life 
and  must  report  to  him  at  least  once  each  month. 
Each  advisor  shall  keep  in  touch  with  the  students 
assigned  to  him  and  shall  submit  a report  to  the 
Dean  once  each  month. 

ADMISSION 

6.  Students  entering  the  regular  Course  lead- 
ing to  a degree  must  offer  15  units  of  preparatory 
work  of  High  School  grade.  A unit  is  considered 
to  be  the  equivalent  of  five  recitations  per  week 
for  one  year  in  one  branch  of  study.  It  takes  at 
least  two  hours  of  laboratory  work  to  count  as  one 
hour  of  recitation.  No  candidate  is  eligible  for 
admission  to  the  professional  courses  if  deficient  in 
more  than  IJ  counts  of  entrance  conditions.  The 
following  subjects  are  required  for  admission  to 
The  State  College  of  Forestry: 

Units 

History,  American,  English,  Ancient  or  Medieval . 1 


Algebra,  Elementary 1 

English  (four  years)  3 

Geometry,  Plane 1 

French  or  German 2 

Geometry,  Solid i 

Physics 1 

Science,  (Chemistry,  Physics,  Botany,  Physio- 
logy, Zoology,  Agriculture,  Etc.) 2 

Drawing  (Freehand  or  Mechanical) 1 

Elective  (History,  Language,  Mathematics,  Sci- 
ence, Etc.) 2i 


Latin  (2)  of  the  entrance  requirements  of  the  Col- 
lege of  Liberal  arts  may  be  substituted  for  one 
count  of  Modern  Language. 


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7.  The  College  in  maintaining  a high  standard 
of  work  believes  that  satisfactory  College  work  can 
be  done  only  after  very  thorough  preparation  in 
the  lower  schools.  It  believes  also  that  there  are 
few  lines  of  work  which  require  a broader  founda- 
tion or  more  thorough  training  than  the  profession 
of  Forestry  and  that  there  is  no  shortcut  to  the 
profession.  The  college  urges  every  man  who  is 
considering  the  study  of  Forestry  to  make  up  his 
mind  to  spend  all  the  time  necessary  for  thorough 
preparation  for  College  work.  If  young  men  be- 
fore entering  College  could  spend  a summer  or  two 
or  a whole  year  working  in  a lumber  camp  or  saw 
mill  or  in  some  manufacturing  establishment 
where  wood  is  used,  they  would  be  better  prepared 
for  professional  work  in  Forestry. 

8.  Freshman  are  accepted  only  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  Fall  Semester.  There  is  no  opportunity 
to  enter  at  mid-year  except  on  advanced  standing 
from  some  other  College. 

ADVANCED  STANDING 

9.  A student  applying  for  advanced  standing 
from  other  colleges  should  have  an  official  state- 
ment of  his  entrance  work  and  college  work  and  a 
certificate  of  honorable  dismissal  sent  to  the  regis- 
trar by  the  proper  official  of  his  former  college. 

10.  Any  student  entering  with  advanced  stand- 
ing who  is  deficient  in  any  course  begun  in  his 
former  college  shall  be  held  for  that  course  or  shall 
be  allowed  to  substitute  other  work  at  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Committee  on  Advanced  Standing. 

11.  The  Committee  on  Advanced  Standing  will 
give  each  student  receiving  college  credit  for  pre- 
vious work  a written  statement  of  work  credited 
and  also  a statement  of  the  work  needed  to  give 


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him  a certain  definite  class  rating.  (For  class 
rating  see  Paragraph  No.  19.) 

CHOICE  OF  SUBJECTS 

12.  The  program  of  subjects  for  the  first  two 
years  is  prescribed  and  must  be  taken  by  all  student 
as  outlined  in  the  catalogue. 

3.  During  the  third  and  fourth  year  the  student 
is  allowed  to  choose  his  program  from  among  several 
outlined  for  the  Junior  and  Senior  years  such  as: 
Regular  Forestry,  City  Forestry,  Paper  and  Pulp 
making.  Wood  Utilization,  etc.  Ordinarily  the 
courses  for  each  of  these  programs  is  prescribed  and 
must  be  taken  as  outlined  in  the  catalogue. 

14.  Juniors  who  have  maintained  an  average  of 
80%  or  more  during  the  preceding  two  semesters 
will  be  allowed  to  choose  one  elective  subject  not 
on  the  required  program  during  the  Junior  year, 
and  to  omit  a corresponding  number  of  hours  of 
the  required  program. 

15.  Seniors  who  have  maintained  an  average 
of  80%  or  more  during  the  preceding  two  semesters 
will  be  allowed  to  choose  two  elective  subjects  not 
on  the  required  program  and  to  omit  a correspond- 
ing number  of  hours  of  the  required  program. 

CONVOCATION  REQUIRED 

16.  Convocation  is  held  each  Thursday  of  the 
College  year  at  9.40  a.  m.  The  attendance  of  all 
students  is  obligatory. 

17.  For  each  unexcused  absence  from  convo- 
cation a deduction  of  1 per  cent,  will  be  made  from 
the  average  of  the  grades  of  the  student  for  that 
semester. 


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DEFICIENCIES 


18.  Any  Freshman  entering  with  a condition  in 
modern  language  or  in  Natural  Science  may  re- 
move such  condition  by  attaining  an  average  of 
80%  or  more  during  the  first  semester  in  modern 
language  or  natural  science. 

19.  No  student  who  is  back  in  entrance  work 
or  in  more  than  9 hours  of  Freshman  work  shall 
be  rated  as  a Sophomore.  No  student  who  is  back 
any  entrance  or  Freshman  work,  or  more  than  9 
hours  of  Sophomore  work  shall  be  rated  as  a Junior. 
No  student  who  is  back  any  entrance,  Freshman  or 
Sophomore  work,  or  more  than  six  hours  of  Junior 
work  shall  be  rated  as  a Senior. 

20.  At  the  opening  of  each  semester,  students 
whose  grades  are  below  45%  in  any  subject  or  below 
65%  in  a subject  of  the  past  year,  must  place  such 
subject  upon  their  schedule  first,  regardless  of  con- 
flict with  the  regular  work  of  that  semester.  If  a 
student  fails  to  pass  the  supplementary  examina- 
tion or  otherwise  to  complete  a course  before  this 
course  is  given  the  following  year,  the  course  must 
be  repeated  in  class. 

DISMISSAL  FROM  CLASS 

21.  No  student  may  be  dropped  from  a class 
without  the  consent  of  the  Dean  and  instructor 
concerned. 

DROPPING  OF  COURSES 

22.  No  student  may  drop  a course  in  which  he 
is  registered  without  the  consent  of  the  Dean  and 
the  instructor  concerned. 

ELIGIBILITY  RULES 

23.  Eligibility  for  athletics  is  subject  to  the 
same  rules  as  in  other  colleges  of  the  University. 
(For  full  statement  see  appendix.) 


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24.  No  student  shall  go  as  a member  of  any 
athletic  team  or  as  a delegate  to  any  fraternity, 
religious  or  other  convention  without  the  written 
permission  of  the  Committee  on  Eligibility  upon 
blanks  provided  for  that  purpose.  This  blank 
must  be  filled  out  and  in  the  hands  of  the  Com- 
mittee at  least  6 hours  before  the  departure  of  the 
team. 

25.  Where  possible,  without  sacrificing  efficiency, 
the  laboratory  sections  in  the  college  shall  be  stand- 
ardized at  a maximum  of  2i  hours.  Such  laboratory 
session  shall  begin  at  1 p.  m.  and  extend  to  3.00,  3.30 
or  5.00  p.  m.  Four  hour  sessions  shall  not  extend 
later  than  5.00  p.  m,  and  men  who  are  regular 
members  of  athletic  squads  will,  where  this  ar- 
rangement is  possible,  be  allowed  to  split  their 
laboratory  session  over  two  afternoons. 

26.  Where  two  sections  are  necessary  for  labor- 
atory work,  members  of  athletic  squads  shall  be 
allowed  to  select  the  earlier  section  provided  they 
arrange  for  this  by  early  registration. 

27.  Where  it  is  possible  without  serious  inter- 
ference with  the  work,  men  who  are  regular  members 
of  athletic  squads  will  be  allowed  to  leave  field 
excursions  slightly  early  so  as  to  report  for  ath- 
letic practice  at  4.30. 

EXEMPTION  FROM  EXAMINATION 

28.  Any  student  who  has  made  a term  average 
of  85%  or  more  in  a subject,  may  at  the  option  of 
the  instructor  in  charge  of  the  course  be  excused 
from  his  final  examination  in  that  subject. 

SUPPLEMENTARY  EXAMINATIONS 

29.  Supplementary  examinations  are  given  at 
the  opening  of  college  in  September,  immediately 


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after  the  Thanksgiving  recess  and  after  the  Easter 
recess.  Application  for  a supplementary  exami- 
nation must  be  made  to  the  registrar  at  least  ten 
days  in  advance. 

30.  Students  may  take  one  re-examination  in 
any  subject  at  the  regular  scheduled  time  for  the 
supplementary  without  cost.  In  case  of  failure 
to  pass  the  examination  the  course  must  be  re- 
peated. 

31.  Special  examinations  will  be  given  at  times 
other  than  those  fixed  for  regular  supplementaries 
upon  the  written  consent  of  the  Dean  and  of  the 
instructor  giving  the  course.  A fee  of  $3.00  will 
be  charged  for  special  examinations,  which  fee  is 
to  be  credited  to  the  department  giving  the  ex- 
amination. 

32.  Only  one  re-examination  in  a subject  will 
be  allowed. 

TUITION,  FEES,  ETC. 

33.  Tuition  in  the  College  of  Forestry  is  free 
to  legal  residents  of  New  York  State.  Non-resi- 
dents of  the  state  must  pay  a tuition  fee  of  twenty- 
five  dollars  per  year. 

34.  The  following  fees  shall  be  required  of  every 
student;  a matriculation  fee  of  five  dollars,  which 
shall  be  payable  once,  on  entering  college;  incidental 
fees  covering  athletics  and  general  University  ex- 
penses, ten  dollars  per  semester;  and  an  infirmary 
fee  of  two  dollars  per  semester. 

35.  In  addition,  in  laboratory  courses,  fees  will 
be  charged  covering  the  cost  of  materials  and  the 
wear  and  tear  of  instruments  used.  As  a usual 
thing  these  fees  shall  consist  of  one  dollar  per 
semester  hour. 


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36.  All  fees  shall  be  paid  within  one  week  of  the 
beginning  of  each  semester  unless  extension  of 
time  is  granted  by  the  Dean.  Students  who  fail 
to  pay  all  fees  or  to  obtain  extension  of  time  within 
two  weeks  shall  be  excluded  from  class. 

37.  Students  acting  as  laboratory  assistants 
may  be  excused  from  all  laboratory  fees  of  courses 
in  the  department  in  which  they  assist. 

GYMNASIUM 

38.  Students  in  the  college  are  required  to  take 
a course  under  the  direction  of  an  instructor  of  the 
Department  of  Physical  Training,  during  both 
semesters  of  their  Freshman  year.  Exemption 
from  this  course  can  be  obtained  only  by  action  of 
the  Professor  of  Physical  Training. 

39.  Students  entering  in  advanced  standing 
higher  than  the  Freshman  year  will  not  be  held  for 
deficiencies  in  Gymnasium  work  of  the  Freshman 
year. 

40.  Students  are  not  permitted  to  take  part  in 
any  branch  of  athletics  or  gymnastics  until  they 
have  been  examined  by  the  University  physician 
and  have  received  his  approval. 

GRADES 

41.  At  the  end  of  each  semester’s  work  instruc- 
tors shall  send  to  the  registrar  numerical  grades 
for  each  student  in  his  course.  65%  is  a passing 
grade. 

42.  If  a student  receives  a grade  between  46% 
and  65%  he  shall  be  entitled  to  one  supplementary 
or  special  examination.  If  he  receives  less  than 
46%  or  fails  to  pass  the  supplementary  or  special 
examination,  within  one  semester,  he  must  repeat 
the  course  in  class. 


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43.  If  a student  fails  to  complete  any  essential 
or  required  part  of  a course  by  the  time  the  class 
grades  are  handed  in,  he  shall  be  given  a grade 
below  65%.  This  grade  may  be  raised  if  the  work 
is  completed  or  made  up  within  the  next  semester. 
Unexcused  absences  may  count  as  incomplete  work. 

REPORTING  GRADES  TO  STUDENTS  AND 
PARENTS 

44.  After  the  close  of  each  semester  grades  will 
be  sent  to  each  student  and  to  the  parents  or 
guardian  of  each  student.  If  the  average  for  the 
semester  is  below  70%  the  grades  will  be  accom- 
panied by  a notification  that  a better  grade  of  work 
is  necessary  for  graduation. 

AVERAGE  FOR  GRADUATION 

45.  No  student  shall  be  recommended  for  grad- 
uation whose  average  for  all  his  four  years  is  less 
than  70%.  (To  go  into  effect  for  all  work  after 
September,  1917). 

46.  No  Senior  will  be  recommended  for  gradu- 
ation who  on  May  1 is  back  in  any  course  of  an 
earlier  year  or  semester  or  whose  work  in  the  cur- 
rent semester  is  not  complete  to  date. 

HONORS 

47.  Honors  shall  consist  of  three  grades: 

a.  Highest  honor — To  receive  highest  honor 
a students  averages  for  the  four  years  must  be  at 
least  92  per  cent. 

b.  Second  honor — Requires  an  average  of  at 
least  86%  for  the  entire  four  years’  work. 

c.  Third  honor — Requires  an  average  grade 
of  at  least  80%  for  the  four  years. 


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STUDENT  ORGANIZATIONS  AND  PUBLICA- 
TIONS 


48.  The  committee  on  Student  Organizations 
and  Student  Publications  shall  have  general  con- 
trol of  all  students  organizations  the  membership 
of  which  is  limited  to  students  in  the  College  of 
Forestry  and  shall  pass  upon  all  matter  intended 
for  the  publications  of  the  students  of  the  college. 

PETITIONS 

49.  Petitions  presented  to  the  faculty  must 
have  the  endorsement  of  the  professor  or  professors 
concerned. 

50.  Petitions  for  excuse  from  absence  on  ac- 
count of  sickness  must  be  accompanied  by  a 
certificate  from  the  attending  physician. 

PRESCRIBED  WORK 

51.  No  student  will  be  recommended  for  grad- 
uation who  has  not  had  four  years  resident  work 
either  in  this  college  or  in  some  other  college  of 
approved  standing. 

52.  A student  must  complete  at  least  15  credit 
hours  per  semester. 

53.  Any  student  of  the  college  above  the  grade 
of  Freshman  who  has  done  satisfactory  work  during 
the  preceding  semester  will  be  allowed  to  take  as 
much  as  18  hours  work  without  petitioning  the 
faculty. 

54.  No  student  may  take  more  than  18  hours 
without  special  permission  of  the  faculty  and  no 
student  no  matter  how  good  his  record  will  be 
allowed  to  take  more  than  20  hours  per  semester. 


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REGISTRATION 


55.  Students  must  be  fully  registered  and  must 
have  their  schedule  cards  signed  by  each  instructor 
within  one  week  after  the  opening  of  each  semester. 
If  a student  fails  to  do  this  the  instructor  must 
count  him  as  absent  from  each  period  thereafter 
until  registration  is  completed. 

56.  If  a student  does  not  register  during  the 
three  days  set  apart  for  registration  he  must  pay  a 
fee  of  $1.00.  A student  wishing  to  enter  college 
more  than  three  days  late  must  have  special  per- 
mission from  the  Dean  before  he  can  be  registered. 


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RULES  GOVERNING  GRADUATE  WORK 

ADMISSION 

57.  Registration  in  the  graduate  courses  in 
The  New  York  State  College  of  Forestry  is  open  to 
graduates  of  colleges  of  approved  standing. 

DEGREES  OFFERED 

58.  The  following  degrees  will  be  conferred 
upon  the  satisfactory  completion  of  approved 
schedules  of  courses  and  of  the  other  requirements 
— Master  of  Forestry,  Master  of  City  Forestry 
Master  of  Science,  Doctor  of  Economics  and  Doc- 
tor of  Philosophy. 

59.  It  should  be  understood  that  the  time 
requirements  mentioned  below  are  minimum 
requirements  only.  The  College  does  not  obligate 
itself  to  grant  degrees,  except  upon  the  comple- 
tion of  all  of  the  work  in  a manner  satisfactory  to  its 
Faculty.  The  College  will  not  grant  a degree  to 
anyone  who  does  not  possess  at  least  a good  general 
knowledge  of  forestry. 

CANDIDACY 

60.  Enrollment  in  graduate  work  does  not  imply 
candidacy  for  a degree.  Candidates  should  an- 
nounce their  candidacy  for  a degree  as  early  in 
their  course  as  possible  and  this  announcement 
should  never  occur  later  than  November  1 pre- 
ceding the  commencement  at  which  they  hope  to 
receive  their  degree. 

MAJORS  AND  MINORS 

61.  At  the  time  of  enrolling  the  candidate  for 
a degree  shall  submit  a schedule  consisting  of  not 
more  than  15  semester  hours  in  each  semester. 
This  schedule  shall  be  distributed  between  a major 
of  nine  semester  hours  and  two  minors  of  three 


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semester  hours  each.  If  so  desired,  both  the  major 
and  one  minor  may  be  taken  in  one  department 
or  both  minors  may  be  taken  in  one  department. 
This  schedule  must  receive  the  approval  of  the 
Graduate  Committee  and  the  Dean. 

REQUIREMENTS  FOR  THE  DEGREE  OF  MASTER  OF 
FORESTRY 

62.  For  the  successful  prosecution  of  the  work 
the  ability  to  read  German  at  sight  is  necessary. 

RESIDENCE  REQUIREMENTS 

63.  Owing  to  the  great  difference  in  the  char- 
acter of  the  training  received  in  different  colleges 
the  minimum  time  required  for  the  completion  of 
the  technical  training  necessary  for  the  Degree  of 
Master  of  Forestry  will  vary  but  will  fall  in  one  of 
several  classes. 

(a)  For  students  who  hold  the  Degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Science  from  this  College  or  from  another 
college  where  an  equivalent  course  in  forestry  has 
been  taken  by  the  candidate,  a minimum  of  one 
complete  year  of  residence  work  of  acceptable 
grade  along  lines  approved  by  the  graduate  commit- 
tee and  the  Dean  is  required  together  with  addi- 
tional requirements  mentioned  below. 

[The  degree  of  Master  of  Forestry  is  open  to 
graduates  in  Forestry  taking  their  major  work  in 
a subject  such  as  Forest  Engineering,  Lumbering, 
Wood  Utilization,  Paper  making.  Silviculture, 
Dendrology  or  other  subjects  recognized  as  per- 
taining strictly  to  applied  forestry.  The  degree 
of  Master  of  Forestry  or  Master  of  Science  is 
optional  to  graduates  in  forestry  taking  their  major 
work  in  a subject  such  as  Wood  Technology, 
Dendrological  Chemistry,  Pathology,  Forest  Ecol- 
ogy, Forest  Entomology  or  Forest  Zoology  where 


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at  least  one-third  of  their  graduate  work  is  in 
strictly  forestry  courses.] 

(b)  For  students  who  hold  the  Degree  of  Bach- 
elor of  Science  or  Bachelor  of  Arts,  whose  under- 
graduate work  has  not  been  elected  with  special 
reference  to  the  study  of  technical  forestry  a 
minimum  of  two  complete  years  work  of  acceptable 
grade  along  lines  approved  by  the  graduate  com- 
mittee and  the  Dean  is  required  together  with  the 
additional  requirements  mentioned  below. 

(Students  whose  under-graduate  work  has  not 
included  certain  fundamental  Science  subjects 
required  in  Forestry  course  such  as  Botany,  Chem- 
istry, Economics,  Geology,  Physics  and  Zoology 
will  require  a longer  time  than  two  years  to  com- 
plete the  work  necessary  for  the  degree,  the  length 
of  time  additional  depending  obviously  on  the 
ability  of  the  students.) 

(c)  For  students  who  are  able  to  satisfy  our 
requirements  regarding  admission  to  graduate 
course  and  who  have  successfully  completed  one 
full  year’s  work  in  other  graduate  forestry  courses 
of  equal  grade,  a minimum  of  one  year’s  acceptable 
residence  work  subject  to  the  same  conditions 
mentioned  above  is  required. 

THESIS  OR  REPORT 

64.  A.  thesis  or  report  showing  the  candidates 
ability  to  complete  satisfactorily  an  investigation 
upon  a topic  connected  with  the  candidate’s  major 
study  must  be  submitted  to  the  professor  in  charge 
not  later  than  May  1 of  the  year  in  which  the 
candidate  receives  his  degree.  This,  if  approved 
by  the  professor  in  charge,  atid  if  acceptable  to 
the  graduate  committee  is  so  endorsed  and  a copy 
is  deposited  in  the  library. 


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EXAMINATION 


65.  Upon  acceptance  of  his  thesis  the  candidates 
will  be  notified  and  provided  he  has  passed  satis- 
factoriy  written  examination  in  all  his  courses  he 
will  at  the  same  time  be  instructed  when  to  appear 
for  an  oral  examination.  This  examination  will 
be  given  by  the  Professors  under  whom  the  candi- 
date’s work  has  been  taken — the  Dean  or  some 
member  of  the  graduate  committee  acting  as 
Chairman.  Any  member  of  the  Forestry  Faculty 
is  privileged  to  be  present  and  to  participate.  This 
examination  will  not  take  place  later  than  June  1 . 

PRACTICAL  FIELD  EXPERIENCE 

66.  In  case  the  candidate  has  fulfilled  all  of  the 
other  requirements  but  has  not  had  a sufficient 
amount  of  practical  field  experience,  his  name  will 
be  printed  with  those  of  the  other  graduates,  but 
his  diploma  will  be  held  pending  the  completion  of 
six  months  of  successful  field  work  in  Forestry. 

REQUIREMENTS  FOR  THE  DEGREE  OF  MASTER  OF 
CITY  FORESTRY 

67.  A reading  knowledge  of  French  is  desirable. 

RESIDENCE  REQUIREMENTS 

68.  For  students  who  are  graduates  of  the  course 
in  City  Forestry  in  this  College  or  who  have  had 
equivalent  courses,  a minimum  of  one  complete 
year  of  residence  work  of  acceptable  grade  along 
lines  approved  by  the  graduate  committee,  the  head 
of  the  Department  of  City  Forestry  and  the  Dean 
is  required  together  with  additional  requirements 
mentioned  below. 

THESIS 

69.  A thesis  or  report  demonstrating  the 
student’s  ability  to  do  original  work  of  a high 


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grade  must  be  submitted  to  the  professor  in  charge 
not  later  than  May  1 of  the  year  in  which  the  can- 
didate receives  his  degree.  This,  if  approved  by 
the  professor  in  charge  and  if  acceptable  to  the 
graduate  committee  is  so  endorsed  and  a copy  is 
deposited  in  the  college  library. 

EXAMINATION 

70.  Upon  acceptance  of  this  thesis  the  candidate 
will  be  notified  and  provided  he  has  passed  satis- 
factory written  examinations  in  all  his  courses  he 
will  at  the  same  time  be  instructed  when  to  appear 
for  an  oral  examination.  This  examination  will  be 
given  by  the  professors  under  whom  the  candidate's 
work  has  been  taken,  the  Dean  or  some  member 
of  the  graduate  committee  acting  as  Chairman. 
Any  member  of  the  Forestry  Faculty  may  be 
present  and  participate.  This  examination  will 
not  take  place  later  than  June  1. 

REQUIREMENTS  FOR  THE  DEGREE  OF  MASTER  OF 
SCIENCE 

71.  For  the  successful  completion  of  the  work, 
the  ability  to  read  German  at  sight  is  necessary. 

RESIDENCE  REQUIREMENTS 

72.  For  students  who  are  graduates  in  forestry 
of  this  institution  or  others  of  similar  grade  who 
elect  their  major  in  such  subjects  as  Wood  Tech- 
nology, Dendrological  Chemistry,  Pathology, 
Forest  Ecology,  Forest  Entomology  or  Forest 
Zoology,  a minimum  of  one  year  of  residence  work  of  a 
acceptable  grade  is  required  together  with  addi- 
tional requirements  mentioned  below. 

73.  Students  who  are  graduates  in  lines  other 
than  forestry  who  take  their  major  in  Wood  Tech- 
nology,  Dendrological  Chemistry,  Pathology, 
Forest  Entomology  or  Forest  Zoology  may  be  recom- 


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mended  for  their  degree  on  the  completion  of  one 
year  of  satisfactory  residence  work  provided  at 
least  one-third  of  their  course  work  is  in  forestry 
courses.  The  College  will  not  grant  a degree  to  any- 
one who  does  not  possess  at  least  a good  general 
knowledge  of  forestry. 

THESIS 

74.  A thesis  demonstrating  the  satisfactory 
completion  of  an  investigation  upon  a subject 
connected  with  the  candidate's  major  study  must 
be  submitted  to  the  professor  in  charge  not  later 
than  May  1 of  the  year  in  which  the  candidate 
receives  his  degree.  This  if  satisfactory  to  the 
professor  in  charge  and  acceptable  to  the  com- 
mittee is  so  endorsed  and  a copy  is  deposited  in 
the  library. 

EXAMINATION 

75.  When  his  thesis  is  accepted  and  when  he  has 
satisfactorily  completed  all  his  scheduled  courses 
the  candidate  will  be  so  notified  and  instructed 
when  to  appear  for  an  oral  examination.  This 
examination  will  be  conducted  by  the  professors 
under  whom  the  candidate’s  work  has  been  taken, 
the  Dean  or  some  member  of  the  graduate  com- 
mittee acting  as  chairman.  Any  member  of  the 
forestry  faculty  may  be  present  and  participate. 
This  oral  examination  must  not  take  place  later 
than  June  1 . 

REQUIREMENTS  FOR  DEGREE  OF  DOCTOR  OF 
ECONOMICS* 

PRELIMINARY  REQUIREMENTS 

76.  Candidates  must  hold  either  the  Bachelor’s 
degree  in  which  forestry  was  the  major  work,  the 

*It  is  believed  that  this  degree  should  appeal  to  several 
classes  of  men. 

First — To  recent  graduates  in  forestry  whose  abilities 


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degree  of  Forest  Engineer  or  the  Master’s  degree 
in  Forestry  from  a college  of  approved  standing. 
Before  beginning  the  second  year  of  graduate  work 
the  candidate  must  demonstrate  his  ability  to  read 
German  and  French  at  sight. 

RESIDENCE 

77.  In  case  the  candidate  holds  the  bachelor’s 
degree  only,  a minimum  of  three  years  residence 
work  is  required.  One  year’s  residence  work  in 
graduate  work  in  another  college  may  be  substi- 
tuted at  the  discretion  of  the  Dean  and  Graduate 
Committee. 

78.  In  case  the  candidate  holds  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Forestry  and  has  in  a distinguished 
manner  completed  not  less  than  three  years  of  ap- 
proved administrative  work  in  Forestry  the  min- 
imum residence  requirements  shall  be  one  year. 

79.  Under  no  condition  shall  this  degree  be 
granted  as  an  honorary  degree  but  it  shall  stand 
for  a certain  amount  of  co-ordinated  study  along 
the  line  of  broad  problems  of  economics  and  ad- 
ministration with  special  regard  to  the  development 
of  state  or  national  forest  policy. 

THESIS 

80.  A thesis  demonstrating  the  results  of  re- 
search and  original  thought  upon  some  phase  of 
forest  economics  is  required.  This  must  be  satis- 
factory to  the  Dean  and  the  members  of  the  graduate 

and  tastes  lead  them  to  prepare  for  administrative  posi- 
tions in  colleges,  for  general  educational  work  along  lines  of 
forestry  and  general  conservation,  or  for  administrative 
work  in  state  or  national  departments  of  forestry. 

Second — It  is  hoped  that  the  degree  will  also  appeal  to 
men  who  have  made  a distinguished  success  in  adminis- 
trative affairs  connected  with  forestry  and  who  may  wish  to 
earn  an  advanced  technical  degree. 


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committee  and  after  receiving  their  approval  must 
be  printed  at  the  expense  of  the  candidate  or  it 
must  have  been  accepted  for  publication  elsewhere. 
In  either  case  100  copies  must  be  deposited  in  the 
College  library. 

EXAMINATION 

81.  The  candidate  is  required  to  pass  two 
examinations,  both  oral.  The  preliminary  exami- 
nation will  cover  the  entire  subject  of  forestry 
with  particular  reference  to  the  economic  phases. 
The  final  examination  will  be  upon  the  candidates 
thesis. 

REQUIREMENTS  FOR  DEGREE  OF  DOCTOR  OF 
PHILOSOPHY 

PRELIMINARY  REQUIREMENTS 

82.  A candidate  must  be  a graduate  of  a college 
of  approved  standing  and  his  undergraduate 
training  must  have  been  such  as  to  fit  him  to  pursue 
advanced  work  in  the  subject  which  he  chooses  as 
his  major.  Before  beginning  the  second  year  of 
graduate  work  the  candidate  must  demonstrate 
his  ability  to  read  scientific  German  and  French 
at  sight. 

RESIDENCE 

83.  In  case  the  candidate  holds  merely  the  bach- 
elor’s degree,  a minimum  of  three  years  graduate 
work  is  required.  One  year’s  residence  in  graduate 
work  at  another  college  may  be  substituted  with  the 
approval  of  the  Dean  and  graduate  committee. 

CHOICE  OF  WORK 

84.  At  the  time  of  enrolling  the  candidate  must 
choose  a major  Study  and  two  minor  studies  subject 
to  the  same  rules  as  those  governing  other  graduate 
work.  If  the  Candidate  is  not  a graduate  in  forestry 


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at  least  one  of  these  minors  during  two  years  of  his 
course  must  he  in  forestry. 

THESIS 

85.  A thesis  demonstrating  the  results  of  scien- 
tific research  upon  a topic  bearing  upon  his  major 
subject  must  be  completed  and  receive  the  ap- 
proval of  the  major  professor  not  later  than  May 
1st  of  the  year  in  which  the  degree  is  to  be  granted. 
This  must  be  satisfactory  to  the  Dean  and  graduate 
committee  and  after  receiving  their  approval  must 
be  printed  at  the  expense  of  the  candidate  or  it 
must  have  been  accepted  for  publication  elsewhere. 
In  either  case  100  copies  must  be  deposited  in  the 
college  library. 

EXAMINATION, 

86.  The  candidate  is  required  to  pass  two  ex- 
aminations, both  oral.  The  preliminary  examina- 
tion will  be  upon  the  subjects  covered  by  his  major 
and  minors.  The  final  examination  will  be  upon 
the  candidate’s  thesis. 


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APPENDIX 


ELIGIBILITY  RULES  FOR  UNIVERSITY  TEAMS 
(Effective  September,  1917) 

Rule  1.  A student  must  be  an  amateur  athlete 
under  the  conditions  prescribed  by  the  Intercol- 
legiate Association  of  Amateur  Athletes  of  America 
The  principal  conditions  are  as  follows:  He  must 
not  have  played  under  an  assumed  name,  competed 
for  money,  coached  for  money  or  otherwise  capital- 
ized his  athletic  ability. 

Rule  2.  No  student  shall  participate  in  an  inter- 
collegiate sport  until  he  has  been  in  residence  at 
Syracuse  University  one  full  college  year. 

Rule  3.  No  one  shall  participate  in  any  inter- 
collegiate sport  unless  he  be  a bona  fide  student  of 
the  University  taking  the  required  amount  of  work 
in  the  course  which  he  is  pursuing. 

Rule  4.  No  one  shall  participate  in  any  inter- 
collegiate sport  until  he  has  been  approved  by  the 
Faculty  Scholarship  Eligibility  Committee. 

Rule  5.  No  student  shall  participate  in  inter- 
collegiate athletics  for  more  than  three  years,  includ- 
ing therein  the  years  that  he  has  participated  in  any 
other  institution  of  collegiate  rank.  This  does  not 
include  participation  during  the  freshman  year. 

Rule  6.  No  student  shall  participate  in  inter- 
collegiate athletics  who  has  received  a degree  from 
an  institution  of  collegiate  rank. 

Note:  In  addition  to  the  above  rules  candidates 
for  the  crews  are  subject  to  and  governed  by  the 
rules  of  the  Intercollegiate  Rowing  Association. 

Candidates  for  managerships  and  assistant  man- 
agerships shall  be  subject  to  the  same  eligibility  rules 
as  the  candidates  for  varsity  teams. 


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ELIGIBILITY  RULES  FOR  FRESHMAN  TEAMS 

Rule  1.  A student  must  be  an  amateur  athlete 
under  the  conditions  prescribed  by  the  Intercollegiate 
Association  of  Amateur  Athletes  of  America.  The 
principal  conditions  are  as  follows : He  must  not 
have  played  under  an  assumed  name,  competed  for 
money,  coached  for  money  or  otherwise  capitalized 
his  athletic  ability. 

Rule  2.  No  one  shall  participate  on  a freshman 
team  unless  he  be  a bona  fide  student  of  the  Univer- 
sity taking  the  required  amount  of  work  in  the 
course  which  he  is  pursuing. 

Rule  3.  No  student  shall  compete  on  a freshman 
team  until  he  has  been  approved  by  the  Faculty 
Scholarship  Eligibility  Committee. 

Rule  4.  No  student  shall  compete  on  a freshman 
team  for  more  than  one  year. 

DISCIPLINE 

Section  1 . The  participation  of  an  ineligible  per- 
son, whether  or  not  a student,  as  a representative 
of  the  University  in  any  athletic  contest  shall  subject 
the  manager  and  every  other  student  concerned 
therein  to  discipline. 

Sec.  2.  The  Coach  who  permits  such  participa- 
tion of  an  ineligible  person  in  any  contest  shall  be 
considered  to  have  broken  his  contract  with  the 
Governing  Board  and  may  be  dismissed  forthwith 
from  its  service. 

Sec.  3.  By  a two-thirds  vote  of  the  members  of 
the  Governing  Board  present  at  any  regularly  called 
meeting,  the  manager  or  assistant  manager  of  a 
team,  or  the  commodore,  or  assistant  commodore 
of  the  crew,  or  the  captain  of  any  team  may  be 
removed  for  misconduct  in  office. 


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Sec.  4.  Candidates  for  positions  on  any  teams  or 
crew,  who  shall  violate  training  rules  may  be  sus- 
pended by  the  coach  for  the  remainder  of  the  season. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  managers,  assistant  man- 
agers and  candidates  for  such  positions,  all  com- 
modores, captains  and  employees  of  the  Athletic 
Governing  Board  promptly  to  report  to  the  proper 
officials  all  information  and  knowledge  of  such 
offenses  under  penalty  of  suspension  or  discharge, 
for  failure  to  report. 

Sec.  5.  No  student  shall  engage  in  any  athletic 
contest  not  directly  connected  with  the  University 
except  by  special  permission  of  the  Athletic  Govern- 
ing Board, 


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